Miss Kerala won by Archana Nair

Archana Nair won the title of Miss Kerala at the beauty contest, organized by Impresario Event Management Company, under the supervision of a High Court panel in Kochi on Wednesday. The first and second-runner up positions went to Geethu Christie and Bonnie Mary Matthew respectively in the Vivel Miss Kerala 2009 Pageant out of the 21 finalists.

Bollywood debut for Parvathy Omanakuttan

Parvathy Omanakuttan, the first runner-up at last year’s Miss World Pageant is now planning to enter Bollywood. After a brief spell as a model, the Kerala beauty is planning her Bollywood debut with United-6, which is to be directed by Aryan Singh.

December shooting for Pappy Appacha

Pappy Appacha, ‘Janapriya Nayakan’ Dileep’s forthcoming film, which was supposed to start filming by the end of July, has now been postponed to December. This is due to the actor’s busy schedule with the shooting of his upcoming film, Bodyguard and Swanthan Lekhakan.

Sambho Siva Sambho begins shooting

Raviteja, Allari Naresh and Sivabalaji are playing the heroes for ‘Sambho Siva Sambho’. Presented by Bellamkonda Padmavati and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. The film is being directed by P. Samudirakani, who had earlier directed the Tamil original ‘Nadodigal’ and this film is the remake of this movie.

Putrudu audio launch on Aug. 13

Shooting of ‘Putrudu’ directed by Sravankumar Bapatla, presented by Pan America, and produced by Boddam Indrasena under the banner of Friends Film Academy with Indra and Tanisha in the lead is almost complete, but for two days of patchwork.

Premism Shoots in Chhattisgarh

‘Premism’ becomes the first Indian regional language film to shoot in Chhattisgarh. Produced by Ajay Gowda, a sequence of the film was shot at the Chitrakoota falls and Thirathghat falls near Jagadalpur. The falls bear a striking resemblance to America’s Niagara Falls.

Vikram steps into Bollywood

Fans of Superstar Vikram shall see a lot of him in the coming days. Vikram is gearing up for his Bollywood debut with Raavan-Asokavanam, a bilingual film directed by Mani Ratnam. The actor’s superhero film, Kanthaswamy (Mallana in Telugu) is also set to release soon. But here comes a surprise for all Vikram fans. Some of his Tamil movies will now be dubbed in Hindi!

Movie Review: Teree Sang (2009)

Teree Sang: Has its heart in its place…but

Movie Review: Agyaat (2009)

Agyaat: Is film se mujhe bachao

Pa. Vijay to prove himself as a commercial hero

In this era, where filmmakers are stepping into the shoes of actors, lyric writer Pa. Vijay attempted for the same endeavor. His debut film ‘Thai Kavyam’ was shelved due to unknown reasons while his recent release ‘Gnyabagangal’ won him appreciation for the decent performance.

Actor Vijays apology to Madras High Court

Couple of years back, a dozen of defamation cases was lodged against actor Vijay for the wrong-portrayal of advocates in his film ‘Sivakasi’. The film ‘Sivakasi’ released before 3 years has a particular sequence where the advocates are put down with harsh dialogues. Much aggravated, Tamil Nadu Advocates Association had filed different defamations against producer A.M. Rathnam, director Perarasu and actor Vijay.

Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi completes shooting

Shooting of ‘Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi’ directed by Arun Prasad, presented by Jayasri and produced under the banner of Laughing Lord Entertainment with Jagapatibabu, Neelima and Master Atulith in the lead was completed recently.

Pravarakyudu now to be shot in South Africa

Director Madhan will now shoot the second schedule of his film Pravarakyudu in South Africa from the 15th of August. The film will star Jagapathy Babu-Priyamani in the lead roles. It is produced by Ganesh Kandukuri under the banner of Tolly 2 Holly Films.

Synopsis: BAABARR

A 12 year old boy picks up a country made gun and shoots a man in cold blood! His eyes, devoid of any emotion, his heart exhibit no remorse. After shooting the person in broad day light, this 12 year old boy walked the streets of Aman ganj, with a gun in one hand. Everyone present in the market watched this young lad walk with no fear.

Thilakan back as Mohanlals father

It’s impossible to forget Thilakan’s fabulous performance in Kireedom as Mohanlal’s father. The duo went on to do more films together such as ‘Chenkol’, ‘Sphadikom’ and ‘Narasimham’. After a huge gap, audiences shall see them play father-son once again in an untitled film which is to be directed by Rosshan Andrrews and produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirwad Cinemas. The script will be by James Albert known for his work in ‘Classmates’.

Kanthaswamy plans worldwide release

Kanthaswamy (Mallana in Telugu), superstar Vikram’s super hero film is scheduled to release all over the world in over 1000 theatres.

Rambha dons producers hat once more

Rambha is all set to play producer again for a Malayalam movie in which she plays the lead role. Her earlier tryst with production was in 2003 when she produced the Jyotika and Laila starrrer Three Roses. The film left a bitter taste because of the fight Rambha had with Jyotika concerning payment and also because it badly flopped. Rambha had to sell her Chennai house to pay off the debts and she couldn’t recover from the loss.

High Hopes on Manasaare

Aindrita Ray, the new sensation in Kannada cinema, feels remakes should be banned to make way for more creative and native subjects. But she has to accept doing remakes or else she’ll be left with no films to do and will have to sit at home.

Shalini Excited About Multiple Projects

Shalini can’t wait for her debut film, Mussanje Gelathi to release. The daughter of producer, BP Srinivas, Shalini’s debut film is about a college student (played by Shalini) and a professor (played by her father) who fall in love. The movie has already drawn controversy because of its sensitive subject and also because father and daughter are playing the lead roles. She is, however, unruffled by controversies and thinks that people should comment on whether they’re right or wrong after they watch the movie.

Script Alone Matters for Pooja Gandhi

According to Pooja Gandhi, only the script matters. She doesn’t mind who she works with, but the script should be good. According to her, she’s no one to underestimate anyone. She’s not picky about her heroes, having acted with big stars, small stars and debutants. She believes she has a lot to learn before she can pass judgment on someone.

The Return of Shamilee

It’s not possible to easily forget the movie Anjali and the child who played the titular role. Shamilee, who played Anjali in the touching tale, did a few movies as a child artist and fewer supporting roles in Malayalam and Tamil in her teens and disappeared. She has now returned, ten years later to the big screen with a Telugu movie, Oye! co-starring Siddharth. She is excited and slightly nervous about returning to movies. As a child artiste, she never worried about her looks but that seems to be a major concern when she faces the camera nowadays, Shamilee informs.

The making of Keralotsavam 2009

The shooting of former actor Shankar Panickar’s directorial debut, Keralotsavam 2009, starring Vinu Mohan and Vishnupriya in the lead roles, is in full swing. The shoot is taking place at various locations, including an old bungalow at Althara junction near Guruvayur. Keralotsavam 2009 promises to be an entertainer-cum-suspense thriller, produced by Grace International.

Angel John slated to hit theatres on October 18th

Angel John, Megastar Mohanlal’s new film has been fixed to release on October 18th. The movie marks the Malayalam debut of rising Tamil actor Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj (Sakkarakatti fame) who is the son of Tamil actor-director K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima.

Music Review : Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru (2009)

Music Review- Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru

Sathyaraj performs the role of CBI officer in Sinam

Very few actors make a successful endeavor in film industry. Well, Sathyaraj isn’t an exception gaining good appreciations over these years. Now, the actor has decided to get along with interestingly exceptional roles. It was more illustrious with some of his previous films- ‘Periyar’ and ‘Onbadhu Roobai Nottu’. His forthcoming film ‘Sinam’ features him in the role of a CBI officer on the hunt of serial killer in Thailand.

Gowthams remake of Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya with Naga Chaitanya

Ace filmmaker Gowtham Menon is well known for completing projects with accordance to preplanned schedule. Right now, the director is busy shooting for three films simultaneously- ‘Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam’ and another untitled film based on psychological thriller. Meanwhile, Gowtham seems to have signed the deal with Nagarjuna’s son Naga Chaitanya, who makes his debut with ‘Josh’ hitting screens in August.

Silambarasan is not ready for marriage

Actor Silambarasan, who often got stuck in controversies, seems to have closed off for a peaceful life. Indeed, the actor has dropped his plans of portraying himself in roles of ‘anti-hero’ and ‘psychotic’ nature. It’s more evident with his forthcoming film, ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya’.

Kanthaswamy red carpet premiere for Bollywood celebs

Ooh Here comes the biggest star-spangled event of this season. Producer Kalaipuli S Dhanu has cleared all the rumors about the release of ‘Kanthaswamy’. He confirms that by all means, the film will get released on Independence Day (August 15). The previous night will have star-studded red carpet premiere where actor Vikram and producer Kalaipuli S Dhanu have invited Bollywood celebs. Closer sources have revealed that Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai seem to have accepted the invite as they’ve been filming together with Vikram for ‘Raavana’. It will be the first-ever red carpet premiere to be telecasted live on a leading satellite channel.

Penelope Cruz pregnant?

If sources are to be believed, Penelope Cruz is four months pregnant with actor partner Javier Bardem’s baby.

Pregnant Klum says she’ll regain figure by normal diet

LONDON - Pregnant German supermodel Heidi Klum has revealed that she is not planning to resort to extreme diets or exercise regimes to regain her pre-pregnancy figure after giving birth.

Rihanna still holds flame for Brown

LONDON - Pop singer Rihanna is still in love with her violent ex Chris Brown, as her mother reveals he has a bizarre hold over the singer.

Victoria Beckham keen to buy house in London

LONDON - Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has her heart set on buying a 10 million pounds home in the exclusive London district of Chelsea.

Aniston laughs off lonely label

LONDON - Former “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston has said she can “make fun of herself” and doesn’t care if people think she is lonely.

Rajnikanth to release audio of Shankar’s ‘Eeram’ (Southern Film Snippets)

CHENNAI - Tamil film superstar Rajnikanth will release the audio of “Eeram”, produced by Shankar’s ‘S’ Pictures and directed by newcomer Arivazagan.

Mumbai’s ‘Dhannos’ get a champion in Hema Malini

MUMBAI - Over three decades after her role of ‘Basanti’, the horse-carriage driver with her mare ‘Dhanno’ in the iconic film “Sholay”, actress Hema Malini has sought a ban on horse carts in this city, saying the horses that pull these carts lead a miserable life.